Justice versus Mercy

DanaC · 08-21-2008, 12:39 PM

I don't see justice in quite the same way. Consequences of ones actions are simply that. Most animals have a sense of causality, however basic that might be. The example of your son is simply one of cause and effect.

Justice, in my view is something less general than that. It is a construct by which we understand some of the complexities of human interaction, rather than a natural law.

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08-21-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I don't see justice in quite the same way. Consequences of ones actions are simply that. Most animals have a sense of causality, however basic that might be. The example of your son is simply one of cause and effect. Justice, in my view is something less general than that. It is a construct by which we understand some of the complexities of human interaction, rather than a natural law.

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